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Doctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it would be better to take simple preventative steps to ensure children receive supplements of the essential nutrient, according to research led by Macquarie University.
Sunshine State in grip of unlikely health crisis Queensland is facing an unexpected health crisis as confusion grows over healthy levels of exposure to the sun.
Health by Jackie Sinnerton
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Subscriber only Queensland is facing a new unexpected health crisis with a rising number of Queenslanders forced to take vitamin D supplements because they are not getting enough exposure to the sun despite living in the Sunshine State. Doctors say the rise in the number of people without enough vitamin D can be linked to more people being fearful of the sun , avoiding its rays at all costs, and covering head to toe to avoid skin cancer.